Happy Pi Day! (Yes, there is such a thing.) Today celebrates math and the wonder of the mathematical phenomenon of pi, which is a circle’s circumference (measurement around) divided by its diameter (measurement across). (Remember? Barely? Don’t worry; you’re not... Read More
UCSD Health System just released its eighth Nursing Research News You Can Use video, this time on caregivers of cancer patients. Don’t have time to read recent journal articles on the topic? No worries. You can watch them! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUYNqGmKx0 Help... Read More
The Article: Westerfield, H. V., Stafford, A. B., Gabel-Speroni, K., Daniel, M. (2012). Patients’ perceptions of patient care providers with tattoos and/or body piercings. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(3): 160-164. Big Idea: This study examines the computer survey results of... Read More
By now, most know Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed its decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening services for low-income women. Planned Parenthood is once again at the epicenter of a Federal and State... Read More
March Madness has begun, and I’m not talking about basketball. March is the beginning, or what feels like the beginning, of “appreciation season.” We’ll appreciate and recognize just about every health professional over the next few months. Today begins National... Read More
Sounding boards are important in all aspects of life. They’re the “safe” people who will let you vent and take in all your words, never to let them escape again. Yesterday I was thankful for someone who was willing to... Read More
Sadomasochism, or S&M, has its place in nursing as it does within any profession. I’m not talking about physical, sexual S&M. I mean emotional S&M. Sadist nurses are those that get pleasure – whether they know it or not –... Read More
Younger Americans – those between the ages of 18 to 34 – are more stressed than any other age group, according to a new Polaris Marketing Research study. In addition, a new American Psychological Association study, Stress in America, explains... Read More
The Article: Vardaman, J. M., Cornell, P., Gondo, M. B., Amis, J. M., Townsend-Gervis, M., & Thetford, C. (2012). Beyond communication: The role of standardized protocols in a changing health care environment. Health Care Management Review, 37(1): 88-97. Big Idea:... Read More
Over the past few weeks I have had the privilege to learn from many people with varied backgrounds and perspectives. Some people I learned from formally, while others it was more of an informal process. Times and locations changed, and... Read More